Posted on 01/04/2002 8:52:30 AM PST by editor-surveyor
There is something very wrong inside the Justice Department of the United States and there has been for some time.
Various newspapers are now reporting that under President Clinton, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was ordered to stand down on various terrorist investigations.
One of the most egregious examples is the failure of the bureau to investigate fundraising organizations like "The Holy Land Fund," based in Arizona, which allegedly funneled millions of dollars in donations to Middle Eastern terrorists.
Although the Bush administration has now frozen the assets of the fund, it was apparently allowed to operate for 8 years despite the FBI intelligence that was presented to Mr. Clinton and then-Attorney General Janet Reno. One bureau source told the press that Ms. Reno felt any investigation of "The Holy Land Fund" would lead to anti-Arab sentiment and therefore was opposed to such an investigation.
As always, Ms. Reno will not comment on any aspect of her tenure as attorney general that is at all controversial.
There is no question now that under Ms. Reno and then-FBI Director Louis Freeh, Americans were put at great risk. The Wen Ho Lee-Chinese espionage case still has not been explained, and the fact that the 19 Sept. 11 terrorists weren't even on the FBI's radar screen is about as frightening as Janet Reno's passion for political correctness.
The current attorney general, John Ashcroft, has made no attempt to examine Ms. Reno's bizarre behavior or update the public about the Marc Rich investigation or anything else. Mr. Ashcroft specializes in looking dour and stonewalling. While Congress is attempting to get documents about President Clinton's dubious foreign fundraising and FBI abuses in Boston, Ashcroft is refusing to cooperate at all.
And this isn't a political issue. Conservative Congressman Dan Burton and liberal Congressman Barney Frank have actually joined forces to try and pry this information from Ashcroft's hands. If that's not amazing, then nothing is.
The truth is that for nearly 8 years, the Justice Department has been corrupt and inefficient. Janet Reno botched nearly every important decision she had to make including Waco and Elian Gonzalez. Time after time, Ms. Reno refused to approve investigative initiatives sought by the FBI. And time after time, Mr. Freeh sat in his plush government office refusing to let the American people know what was happening.
Now Mr. Ashcroft is doing the same thing. There is no reason on this earth why the public should not know the status of the Rich pardon probe. Or the anthrax investigation. And what about Enron, Mr. Attorney General – are you going to look into that? Millions of Americans were hosed while some Enron executives made millions.
How about a comment on that, Mr. Ashcroft?
Exactly. Tell your friend exodus that.
He seems to think that a parade of witnesses would have changed Democrat minds.
They wouldn't have.
To: exodus
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a good place to find one.
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It sure would be.
That would be perfect, catpuppy.
I look forward to that day, too.
Could you tell me who would have changed their vote because of the "evidence" and witnesses?
There is more than one reason why to present evidence in an impeachment trial -- even if you know that you are going to lose. The impossible task of removing a president with a 2/3 senate vote did not stop the Republican House from voting and passing articles of impeachment -- and we are all the better for what the Republican House did. As a group the Republican Senate failed during impeachment -- you shouldn't try and defend what they did.
The House Republicans I think were courageous, lovely palo.
The Senate Republicans showed either cowardice or corruption.
Neither cowardice or corruption is acceptable in my "leaders."
I'm not defending them.
But the Republicans voted to convict. The Democrats did not.
The whiners around this place who blame the failure of impeachment on the GOP are just plain wrong.
Exactly! Most government agencies would not survive in the private sector because most of them are useless. Just like most politicians.
Hey Great. Anybody remember the phone number for Hessians Are Us? A great little "private sector" outfit. Wonder whatever happened to them?
Well, golly gee. Wonder who enacted the legislation? Aliens?
Good excuse. You should have gotten out more.
O'Reilly didn't do it, he just pointed it out.
John Ashcroft crawled
into Janet Reno's bed of corruption,
and is happily wallowing in it.
No but I'll bet they could find him for you since you seem so incapable.
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